Australian Defence Chief Says China Military Buildup Creating 'Pressure' in SE Asia
Marles urged allies to deepen security coordination as China’s military and coast guard presence in the South China Sea nearly doubled, Manila said.
- On Thursday, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles stated China's military buildup is the largest since the end of the Second World War, creating a "condition of pressure" in Southeast Asia.
- Beijing's growing assertiveness and militarization of artificial islands in the South China Sea spurred Canberra and the United States to deepen defense cooperation with regional partners.
- Marles met with the "Squad", an informal security group comprising Australia, Japan, the United States, and The Philippines, to commit to greater defense policy coordination.
- Stressing the need for collective security, Marles argued Australia relies on the existing rules-based order to maintain agency, urging partners to "double down on friends."
- Manila reported that China's coast guard presence in contested areas nearly doubled in September, complicating long-standing confrontations between The Philippines and Beijing in the waterway.
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‘China military buildup creating pressure in SE Asia’
CEBU, Philippines — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that China’s military build-up was creating a “condition of pressure” in Southeast Asia, and urged allies and partners to deepen cooperation.Beijing deploys hundreds of coast guard, navy and other vessels to patrol disputed areas of the South China Sea, which it claims almost entirely despite an international ruling that its position has no legal basis.In July, Australi…
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Australian defence chief says China military buildup creating ‘pressure’ in SE Asia
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that China's military build-up was creating a "condition of pressure" in Southeast Asia, and urged allies and partners to deepen cooperation.
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Beijing deploys hundreds of coast guard, navy and other vessels to patrol disputed areas of the South China Sea, which it claims almost entirely despite an international ruling that its position has no legal basis. In July, Australia protested China's test of a nuclear-capable missile in the South Pacific, calling the launch "destabilising". "We're obviously seeing the biggest conventional military build-up that the world has seen since the end …
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